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College student creates app matching Harvey victims with shelters

A Texas native is helping victims of Harvey through the use of technology.

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Updated: 7:52 AM EDT Sep 5, 2017

College student creates app matching Harvey victims with shelters

A Texas native is helping victims of Harvey through the use of technology.

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WEBVTT CHANCES OF GETTING TETANUS, BUTIF YOU HAVE AN OPEN WOUND YOUMAY WANT TO CONSIDER GETTING ASHOT.DAVID: ONE TEXT, THAT'S ALL ITTAKES FOR THOSE AFFECTED BYHURRICANE HARVEY TO rtFINDSHELTERS IN THEIR AREA AND IT'S, ALL THANKS IN PART TO A COLBYCOLLEGE STUDENT.HOUSTON NATIVE NILE DIXON WASSET TO FLY BACK TO MAINE LASTWEEK TO BEGIN HIS SOPHOMORE YEARWHEN HARVEY HIrtT.DIXON WAS STRANDED AND LOOKIFOR A WAY TO HELP THOSE IN NEED.SO, HE CREATED A TEXTING FEATUCONNECTING NEIGHBORS WITH NEARBYrtSHELTERS.>> YOU TEXT YOUR ZIP CODE TO3462140739THEN, WHEN YOU SEND THE TEXTMESSAGE, IN ABOUT A COUPLErtSECONDS YOU'LL FIND THE ADDRESSTO THE NEAREST SHELTER.JUST KNOWING THAT JUST SOMETHINGTHAT TOOK VERY LITTLE TIME COULDACTUALLY HAVE AN IMPACT ONBUNCH OF PEOPLE WAS REALLYREASSURING.DAVID:rt DIXON TEAMED UP WITHHOUSTON BASED TECH START-UPSKETCH CITY TO CREATE THEAPP.SINCE ITS LAUNCH, THE DATABASE

College student creates app matching Harvey victims with shelters

A Texas native is helping victims of Harvey through the use of technology.

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A college student from Texas has created an app matching victims of Harvey with the closest shelter near them.